Chapter 1275: The Great Sun Materialist Sword Soul

Immortal sects cannot shut their doors to trade or isolate themselves; they must actively absorb the legacies and wisdom of countless realms across the cosmos.

This is not a slogan, but reality.

The Great Sun Soul Transformation Strategy emerged precisely out of such concerns—urgent and impermissible to fail—which is why the Great Sun Canghai Tianjun had planned it for thousands of years.

Although the Great Sun Canghai Tianjun and the Destroying Sun Canghai Tianjun held differing political views, they did not curse or draw swords; instead, they presented their positions, striving to gain the recognition of citizen representatives to the greatest extent possible.

"Great Sun Canghai Tianjun, may I ask…"

Jiang Ding answered questions from one citizen representative after another.

This process lasted for years, with inquiries covering every detail, big or small.

This was a critical reform by a dominant force of a realm with over a hundred billion people, destined to shape the political landscape for tens of thousands—even hundreds of thousands—of years to come; no amount of solemnity could be excessive, and every possible angle had to be considered.

Jiang Ding answered every question one by one, stating facts, explaining risks and benefits, and concealing nothing.

"Consultation concluded."

"Now, voting will begin."

Yuan announced.

The next phase was the citizen representatives' voting, under the supervision of the Central Array-Spirit computer; votes were not anonymous—each representative corresponded to one voting option: for or against.

This process ended quickly.

Jiang Ding gently closed his eyes, then opened them again, letting out a soft sigh.

The Destroying Sun Canghai Tianjun's expression was grim.

"Tabulating votes…"

"Through the vote of citizen representatives,"

Yuan declared solemnly: "The number of votes opposing the Great Sun Soul Transformation Strategy is 2,754; the number of votes supporting it is 8,987, a support rate of 79.4%, exceeding the Immortal Sect's standard of 60% for major proposals."

"I declare that the Great Sun Soul Transformation Strategy will enter its implementation phase in ten years!"

"If, during the implementation of this policy, no grave harm to the Immortal Sect is demonstrated, the Great Sun Soul Transformation Strategy will not be revoked."

"Next, we proceed to the next agenda item: representatives, please vote on the Destroying Sun Canghai Tianjun's proposal, 'Revitalizing the Mother Planet's Key Mid-Range Manufacturing Industry Under the Current Context of Population Growth'…"

Yuan presided over the citizen assembly, advancing it in orderly fashion.

Yet the atmosphere in the entire assembly hall was somewhat somber.

Even the Great Sun Canghai Tianjun and many representatives who had voted in favor felt an inexplicable bitterness in their hearts.

…

Time flowed on, and before anyone noticed, over four hundred years had passed.

On this day, the young man in green robes, who had trained in the Great Sun Dayang Tianchi for countless years, opened his eyes; his aura surged and ebbed, instantly doubling in strength before gradually stabilizing.

Come.

"Soul Transformation late stage…"

Jiang Ding murmured.

For him, cultivation through the Soul Transformation stage held no difficulty; with time, his cultivation steadily rose, and there were no bottlenecks.

Yet this did not bring him great joy.

"Foundation."

"I can feel my foundation is not perfect—at least not compared to the Sun Sword Disciple foundation recorded in the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's legacy; it is crude and inferior."

"This is not a foundation beyond the Dao Union!"

Jiang Ding let out a long sigh.

This meant that, when he sought to break through beyond Dao Union, he would have to risk his life, gamble on probability—there was no guarantee of absolute success.

A slight misfortune, and he would perish, his Dao extinguished.

This was only natural.

It was the limitation of the Immortal Sect—and his own limitation—impossible to escape.

His Gong Fa suffered a vast gap compared to the upper-realm Near Immortal factions, resulting in a disparity in spiritual sense and magic power of at least several-fold.

What did several-fold differences in magic power and spiritual sense mean?

If all else—sword technique, sword intent, flying sword—were equal, a peer from a Near Immortal faction could kill Jiang Ding with a single casual spell. In truth, the situation was worse: the sword disciples and dao heirs of Near Immortal factions were stronger than him in sword technique, spells, sword intent, law intent, and treasures alike.

"Faced with such a situation,"

"born inferior, Gong Fa inferior, flying sword inferior—what should one do?"

A faint crimson hue appeared in Jiang Ding's gaze.

"One must act as Heaven's instrument, for justice between humanity and the realm…"

He believed this was not reckless.

Because he would inevitably triumph.

All obstacles would be cut down; all evil enemies would kneel beneath his feet, turned to cold corpses—evil must fall before justice.

'Sword Disciple…'

'Sword Master…'

Yue watched the Great Sun Sword Disciple of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, her heart filled with joy.

In that instant, she saw the shadows of past Great Sun Sword Masters slowly awakening within the current Sword Disciple.

They came from different eras, held different beliefs, their Dao hearts wildly divergent—but as their cultivation deepened, they all unconsciously walked the same Great Sun Sword Dao path.

Because it was the most correct path.

Far surpassing the Sun-Moon Sword Dao, it was the path closest to immortality, possessing supreme allure—those who sought the Dao and eternal life naturally walked it.

"Sword Disciple,"

"you have clarified your path—you have awakened…"

Hum!

Hum hum!

At the very moment the Great Sun Sword Disciple suddenly displayed a striking similarity to all past Great Sun Sword Masters, a Great Sun phenomenon appeared in the sky. Within it, countless flying swords and myriad sword intentions rose and fell. Hundreds of millions of flying sword phantoms materialized, shuttling through the six Sword Dao worlds of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Countless sword lights of destruction, comparable to laws of order, bloomed.

In the starry void of the universe, the mountain gate where the Great Sun Sword Pavilion once stood suddenly blazed with brilliant light. Sword intentions flew from the void, representing the entirety of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's past research into sword intent. Now, they were drawn forth like a young swallow returning to its nest.

Amidst these phenomena, a terrifying sword intent appeared between heaven and earth.

This aura, this sword intent, contained destruction, law-annihilation, law-suppression, primordial magnetism, and distortion, yet was not chaotic. It was like a sun in a materialist world, a star, naturally capable of destroying all things and beings in heaven and earth, sweeping away spiritual energy and rules.

This aura, this sword intent contained destruction, law-annihilation, law-prohibition, primordial magnetism, and distortion, yet it was not jumbled, like a sun of the materialist world, a star, naturally able to destroy all things in heaven and earth, all living beings, sweeping clean the rules of spiritual energy.

This is Materialist Sun Sword Intent!

At this moment, the Materialist Sun Sword Intent suddenly ascended to another realm, a qualitative leap, destroying everything and suppressing all spiritual energy beings.

At this moment, the materialist sun sword intent suddenly climbed toward another realm, a qualitative leap, destroying everything, suppressing all spiritual beings.

This is the aura of the Sword Soul, above Sword Intent!

In this realm, Sword Intent is the Shen Hun, and the Shen Hun is the Sword Intent. It possesses extremely high priority, allowing one to ignore physical orifices and magical treasure defenses, directly beheading the Shen Hun of a powerful being.

And now, the Great Sun Canghai Tianjun's Sword Intent is undergoing transformation into a Sword Soul!

However, halfway through the transformation, it slowly stopped, no longer continuing, maintaining a critical state, as if poised to break through yet unable to do so.

"My Shen Hun He Fa foundation cannot bear a Sword Soul..."

Jiang Ding opened his eyes.

His instinct sensed danger. He keenly perceived that the instant the Sword Soul breakthrough occurred, his body would be completely torn apart, turning into a cloud of blood mist, utterly unable to bear the Materialist Sun Sword Soul.

His instincts sensed danger, keenly perceiving that the instant the sword soul broke through, his body would be completely torn apart, reduced to a mist of blood, utterly unable to bear the materialist sun sword soul.

Jiang Ding thought calmly.

"First, find a peerless genius of the same realm who has comprehended a Dao-tier law and kill him. My Sword Intent will grow, and my control over the Sword Soul will also improve."

"Sword Intent is idealist; confidence, self, and a firm heart make it stronger."

"Second, advance to the Void Refinement realm."

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